Cory Richards

dysfunction, illness. I mean, we call it mental illness. Right. Or we have that implies something. And it's a very hard story to get out of. And like we were saying earlier, now we're in this culture of like we're owning it sort of in not necessarily a healthy way. Right. And that actually perpetuates the stigma. oh, I can't do that, I'm ADHD.

dysfunction, illness. I mean, we call it mental illness. Right. Or we have that implies something. And it's a very hard story to get out of. And like we were saying earlier, now we're in this culture of like we're owning it sort of in not necessarily a healthy way. Right. And that actually perpetuates the stigma. oh, I can't do that, I'm ADHD.

Or I can't, you know, my triggers prohibit me from being in this environment. So that's hiding behind it and further stigmatizing it.

Or I can't, you know, my triggers prohibit me from being in this environment. So that's hiding behind it and further stigmatizing it.

Or I can't, you know, my triggers prohibit me from being in this environment. So that's hiding behind it and further stigmatizing it.

Or work alongside or turn into a superpower. During that time, you know, I ran away from this place three times. And the last time, my dad, who's very big on agency, was like, great. You can run away. You can do whatever you want, but you can't come home. And how old are you? I was 15 at this point. And some people would say, well, that's the worst thing a parent can do. Child abuse.

Or work alongside or turn into a superpower. During that time, you know, I ran away from this place three times. And the last time, my dad, who's very big on agency, was like, great. You can run away. You can do whatever you want, but you can't come home. And how old are you? I was 15 at this point. And some people would say, well, that's the worst thing a parent can do. Child abuse.

Or work alongside or turn into a superpower. During that time, you know, I ran away from this place three times. And the last time, my dad, who's very big on agency, was like, great. You can run away. You can do whatever you want, but you can't come home. And how old are you? I was 15 at this point. And some people would say, well, that's the worst thing a parent can do. Child abuse.

Child abuse, right? Quite frankly, I fault them in no way for that. They were scared of me. I was erratic. I wouldn't listen. Really, home was just a bed. and a source of food, and then I'd leave and do whatever I wanted. So there was a learning that rules in every way are arbitrary, and I just broke every rule because I had no respect for them.

Child abuse, right? Quite frankly, I fault them in no way for that. They were scared of me. I was erratic. I wouldn't listen. Really, home was just a bed. and a source of food, and then I'd leave and do whatever I wanted. So there was a learning that rules in every way are arbitrary, and I just broke every rule because I had no respect for them.

Child abuse, right? Quite frankly, I fault them in no way for that. They were scared of me. I was erratic. I wouldn't listen. Really, home was just a bed. and a source of food, and then I'd leave and do whatever I wanted. So there was a learning that rules in every way are arbitrary, and I just broke every rule because I had no respect for them.

And I remember watching them change the locks on the house and just being like, well, now what? For the most part, I was kept off the street by family, friends, and friends But there were times that I was in chapter eight in the book, profoundly dark experience that some people would categorize as rape and some people, the way I describe it as a much different interpretation of that. Mm-hmm.

And I remember watching them change the locks on the house and just being like, well, now what? For the most part, I was kept off the street by family, friends, and friends But there were times that I was in chapter eight in the book, profoundly dark experience that some people would categorize as rape and some people, the way I describe it as a much different interpretation of that. Mm-hmm.

And I remember watching them change the locks on the house and just being like, well, now what? For the most part, I was kept off the street by family, friends, and friends But there were times that I was in chapter eight in the book, profoundly dark experience that some people would categorize as rape and some people, the way I describe it as a much different interpretation of that. Mm-hmm.

But all that to say that there were things that happened that almost certainly... To you. To me. Or there were things that happened in my life. I try to stay away from the language of to me. Two or four. Yeah, yeah. Like, this happened, right? Yeah. And they had an impact. And that took years to... Like, this sort of quasi-homelessness took, I don't know, two years to really resolve.

But all that to say that there were things that happened that almost certainly... To you. To me. Or there were things that happened in my life. I try to stay away from the language of to me. Two or four. Yeah, yeah. Like, this happened, right? Yeah. And they had an impact. And that took years to... Like, this sort of quasi-homelessness took, I don't know, two years to really resolve.

But all that to say that there were things that happened that almost certainly... To you. To me. Or there were things that happened in my life. I try to stay away from the language of to me. Two or four. Yeah, yeah. Like, this happened, right? Yeah. And they had an impact. And that took years to... Like, this sort of quasi-homelessness took, I don't know, two years to really resolve.

And then I ended up in the hospital again when I was 17.

And then I ended up in the hospital again when I was 17.

And then I ended up in the hospital again when I was 17.